hydrindane
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Hydrindane is an organic compound with the formula . A bicyclic molecule, it is the hydrogenated derivative of the more common hydrocarbons indane and indene. Isomers of hydrindane include the compound with cis-fused rings and the chiral trans-fused derivative.
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Hydrindane is an organic compound with the formula . A bicyclic molecule, it is the hydrogenated derivative of the more common hydrocarbons indane and indene. Isomers of hydrindane include the compound with cis-fused rings and the chiral trans-fused derivative.
==Occurrence== left|Lanostane, one of many steroids with a hydrindane core.|thumb Hydrindane is a component of diesel fuels produced by hydrocracking. Hydrindane is a subunit of many steroids.
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